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I know theres a ton of Yankee haters in Canada, and alot of it I think is unfounded. I used to love those Molson Canadian commercials from around 2000 or so, which would basically just be making fun of Americans. That was before I had really ever been to the States, so I had a pre-judged opinion already of em. But now I've travelled to 19 states and have for the most part always been treated well and had alot of fun. It completely changed my opinion. Now when I watch those commercials on Youtube or whatever, they kind of embarass me.

I like Americans, I think they get a bad rap across the world. Yes I can definitely see why many places around the world hate them, mostly due to foreign policy over the years. But that's the government, thats not the general population. In my travels I found Americans to be very friendly, very interested in where I was from, and over-all nice people. Actually I was treated alot nicer down there than I have been in quite a few places travelling around Canada.

Unfortunately there are some ignorant types(like any other country) who travel abroad and ruin it for the rest of them. I was staying in Cabo last summer and it was the first time I had really experienced ignorant Americans first hand. When they found out we were from Canada, they instantly started ripping on us(and not in a friendly, buddy-buddy way), and they constanly looked down their noses upon the Mexicans in the hotel, and Mexico in general. It was pretty bad. They were also complaining about everything, if something didnt go absolutely perfect for them in the restaurant or pool(we saw em a few times), theyd go off on one of the staff. When guys like that travel, I can see how these reputations get formed. But from what I've experienced, its a very small percentage of them who act this way, and it isn't a fair representative of their people.

All-in-all, I like Americans alot. I've always felt welcome when travelling down there, and I'm sure I'll be down there plenty of times in the future.